2012 Yangzhou earthquake

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The 2012 Yangzhou earthquake occurred in Jiangsu Province of the People's Republic of China at 20:11 (UTC+8) in Yangzhou on July 20.

UTCtime

2012-07-20 12:11:52

ISCevent

601453276

USGS-ANSS

ComCat

Localdate

20 July 2012 (2012-07-20)

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2012 Yangzhou earthquake
Location within China
UTC time	2012-07-20 12:11:52
ISC event	601453276
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	20 July 2012 (2012-07-20)
Local time	20:11:52 CST
Magnitude	4.9 mb
Depth	13.9 kilometres (8.6 mi)American sources or 5 kilometres (3.1 mi)Chinese sources
Epicenter	32.990°N 119.645°E / 32.990; 119.645
Areas affected	China
Casualties	1 dead, 2 injured

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Location

The epicenter was located at the boundary of Baoying County and Gaoyou City, both of which under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou.^[1] The earthquake could be felt in a number of nearby cities including Changzhou, Xuzhou, Zhenjiang and Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province.

Damage

The quake measured 4.9 on the body wave magnitude scale.^[2] According to official sources, one person died and two were injured as a result of the earthquake. Thirteen rooms collapsed and 155 rooms were severely damaged.^[3]

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